Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7557 vs 7292
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7557 vs 7292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2216 vs 1378
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2216 vs 1378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1378
2216
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7557
7292
Name Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1378 2216
PassMark - CPU mark 7557 7292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 918
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 129.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 45.851

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Haswell
Launch date Q1'14 Q2'14
Place in performance rating 1667 1668
Processor Number E5-4607V2 E3-1246V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 12 8
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52.5 mm x 45 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 84 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 4S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3